Go Volcano Boarding in Nicaragua

WIKIPEDIA - Cerro Negro is a volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios
mountain range in Nicaragua, about 10 km from the village of Malpaisillo. It is
a very new volcano, the youngest in Central America, having first appeared in
April 1850. It consists of a gravelly basaltic cinder cone, which contrasts
greatly with the surrounding verdant hillsides, and gives rise to its name,
which means Black Hill. Cerro Negro has erupted frequently since its first
eruption. One unusual aspect of several eruptions has been the emission of ash
from the top of the cone, while lava erupts from fractures at the base.

Cerro Negro is a polygenetic cinder cone that is part of the
Central American Volcanic Arc, which formed as a result of the Cocos plate subducting
under the Caribbean plate, at a rate of 9 cm/year. It is the largest and
southernmost of four cinder cones that have formed along a NW-SE trend line in
the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range. Despite its youth, Cerro Negro
has been one of the most active volcanoes in Nicaragua, with its latest
eruption occurring in 1999. Since its birth in 1850, it has erupted
approximately 23 times.

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